Make Your Own: Candy There’s a reason why they put all that deliciously sweet candy up by the cash registers in nearly every store: if you had to find it at the back of the place, you’d likely decide against it before you got up front to pay. But you’re an adult, and once a child sets their sights on a candy bar, there’s no turning back. Instead of worrying about all of the sketchy ingredients, extra calories, additives, and possible allergens in popular packaged sweets, here are a few recipes to Make Your Own Candy right at home. Homemade Twix Candy Bar Recipe Twix bars are the best because they come in a delightful little pair. Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Peanut butter allergies aside, it’s hard to believe anyone could deny anything that combines peanut butter and chocolate. Homemade Gummi Bears Okay, so they aren’t really bears, but gummy stars sound just as cool. DIY Lollipop There doesn’t seem to be much to making a basic lollipop, which leaves the options of using natural sweeteners and dyes.
Turkey Pesto Grilled Cheese This is not so much a recipe as it is just a concept, but it has become a staple in my life. My favorite is making this on a good Artisan seed bread (I am still looking for the perfect recipe) but my grocery store has a pretty good version. Turkey Pesto Grilled Cheese Artisan bread (seed, crusty, french, or whatever your thing is) pesto (store bought or homemade) provolone cheese herb roasted turkey (I LOVE the Castlewood brand from Sam's club) Fresh tomatoes Take two slices of GOOD bread, slather each side with pesto. The best time to drink coffee according to science I came across this interesting article by Steven Miller Ph.D.and I decided to create this post based on what he suggested in his article. Thank you for your wicked awesome observations, Steve! There's also a pretty good writeup on Forbes with Q&A regarding shift workers and why the best time to drink coffee may not necessarily be in the morning. link. Sources: Gizmodo, NeuroscienceDC, Dailynews If you donate $5+, I'll send you this refrigerator magnet as a little thank you gift.
17 Power Snacks For Studying Soft, Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Let me just get this out there: This is the best sugar cookie recipe ever. In my humble opinion.Cut-out cookies are popular for every occasion. All you need is this recipe and a collection of cookie cutters. How can I be so confident? Below is a collection of some of my cookies through the years. Housewarming gift cookies. view cookie cutters on Amazon: house, key Baseball cookies. view cookie cutters on Amazon: baseball glove, baseball bat, cardinal Get creative with shapes. view these cookie cutters on Amazon: alphabet (for reversed L and U arch); squares (for base of logo) Cut-out cookies are festive and fun for every occasion. view cookie cutters on Amazon: metal holiday set, value-priced plastic set, alphabet, numbers, mitten (like the one pictured in the photos below) This is a soft sugar cookie. Nutritional information (per cookie): 125 calories, 4.5g fat, 70mg sodium, 19.6g carbs, 10.7g sugars, 1.5g protein, 0g fiber; Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 3 Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4.
the simple image sharer Roasted Chickpeas done four ways 03 Aug Chickpeas are such a great way to sneak fiber into your diet (don’t miss our 10 easy lunch ideas using chickpeas too!)… When it comes to snacks are you a salty person or sweet? (I’m both – why choose, right?) Either way, Natalie’s got something for you today. In her continued quest to live sugar-light, she’s had to get creative with her snacks. If you’ve been following my move to a sugar-light lifestyle, (more on that here, here and here) you’ll understand why I’ve been looking for some healthy snack foods. In our house, we need snacks that are easy to prepare, easy to grab-and-go and appealing to the kids (a little protein doesn’t hurt either). I’ve provided you with a simple master recipe for roasting and four flavor ideas to get you started. Roasted Chickpeas (Master Recipe) Ingredients 2 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or about 4 cups cooked chickpeas from dried beans2 tablespoons olive oilseasonings of your choice (see below for suggestions) Directions P.S.
Comfort Foods of Every State in America America is a nation of comfort foods. The bigger and heartier, the better. We've chronicled them for a while in our Fat Kid Friday pieces, but there's only so much you can do once a week. The iconic soft drink of every state in America Flickr/Didriks Alabama Pecan pie Legend has it that this butter and brown sugar-filled treat was invented in-state back in the 1800s, and while it was probably actually birthed in Louisiana instead, there's no denying Alabamians' love for baking pies laden with the nuts that're grown in the South of the state. Flickr/Dan4th Nicholas Alaska King crab legs If your dad spent hours upon hours watching Deadliest Catch, chances are you know allllll about Alaska's king crab fishing industry. Flickr/jeffreyw Arizona Chimichanga A burrito is already inarguably one of the kings of comfort food, but drop it in a deep fryer and its comfort level gets upped at least 9,000%. Red, White, and Booze: Mapping all 50 states' most iconic beer/hooch Flickr/Andre Mager Arkansas Colorado